FNUS73 KDMX 291848 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 2...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 148 PM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1355 CDT ON MARCH 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. AN INITIAL OBSERVATION AT IGNITION AND A MID BURN OBSERVATION ARE REQUIRED... PLEASE RELAY THEM TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AND MAY TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON WEST AND STATEWIDE LATER TONIGHT. FAIR AND MILD WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 22 TO 24 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT TO EXCELLENT (70500-75300 KNOT-FT). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........12 20 35 43 55 80 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC TEMP............63 64 65 65 64 63 RH..............46 46 46 48 52 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..18 18 18 17 16 15 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 20 EYE LVL WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE EYE LVL WND SPD.13 13 13 12 11 11 EYE LVL WND GST.25 25 25 25 25 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.6 MIXNG WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE MIXNG WIND SPD..24 24 23 23 23 22 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........92 94 92 91 79 62 WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTM COV........PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE TEMP............62 56 53 51 50 49 RH..............58 72 83 89 89 93 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 9 SE 4 SE 1 N 4 NW 5 EYE LVL WND GST.20 15 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........49 39 29 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............47 53 61 66 RH..............96 74 53 45 EYE LEVEL WIND..N 6G10 N 6G10 W 5G15 SW 5 $$ FORECASTER...JUNGBLUTH REQUESTED BY...DAN PAULSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120329.UNIT2.01/DMX